The rain over Beijing did nothing to cool the tarmac at Capital International Airport. As Air Force One touched down, the world held its breath. This wasn’t just another diplomatic photo-op; it was a high-stakes poker game played with the global economy. Two days. Two leaders. Billions of dollars—and the peace of the world’s most […] Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday via social media that the U.S. Navy would “immediately” initiate a blockade aimed at preventing vessels from entering or exiting the Strait of Hormuz. The move follows the suspension of peace talks with Iran in Pakistan and signals a renewed push by Washington to assert strategic control over […] Read more
Dr. Ibrahim Al-MutrifThe predictions of many election monitoring institutions and American media came true with the election of Donald Trump over Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in the heated race for the White House. Trump secured 276 electoral votes, surpassing the 270 needed for victory. The Republican candidate announced his win to his supporters from Palm […] Read more
President Joe Biden said that former President Donald Trump should not receive intelligence briefings even though they typically have been given to other former presidents. Biden told CBS News in an interview that Trump was “unfit to be president” and his “erratic behavior” is why he should have access to the nation’s classified information. “I […] Read more
German Chancellor Angela Merkel blasted Twitter’s decision to ban U.S. President Donald Trump. “The right to freedom of opinion is of fundamental importance,” Steffen Seibert, Merkel’s chief spokesman, told reporters in Berlin on Monday, according to Reuters. “Given that, the chancellor considers it problematic that the president’s accounts have been permanently suspended.” Seibert said that, while Twitter was right to flag […] Read more
The outcome of Wednesday’s lease sale in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico will give analysts insights into whether the oil and gas industry will rush to secure new offshore leases before Biden moves to ban new lease developments as part of his energy plan geared toward support for renewables, emissions reduction, and the creation of green energy […] Read more
President Donald Trump on Sunday briefly ventured outside Walter Reed hospital in a motorcade to greet cheering supporters, a move that doctors have condemned for flagrantly disregarding precautions designed to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Trump, 74, has released a series of videos over the weekend to try to reassure voters that he is […] Read more
President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden had their first chance to challenge each other face to face. They did — a lot. Hardly a minute went by in the 90-minute brawl without one of the candidates angrily interrupting the other, whether on the coronavirus pandemic, the Supreme Court, the economy or anything […] Read more
President Donald Trump is expect to decide on TikTok’s fate in the U.S. in the next 24-36 hours, sources told David Faber. To address ownership concerns, ByteDance plans to do an initial public offering of global TikTok on a U.S. stock exchange, according to people familiar with the matter. Oracle will also own a minority […] Read more
It was a very grand setting for what turned out to be a very common speech. President Donald Trump formally accepted his party’s nomination for president Thursday night on the South Lawn of the White House, flanked by dozens of American flags and cheered by more than a thousand invited guests. Trump emerged from the South […] Read more
